# List of New York State Historic Markers in Chemung County, New York

This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Chemung County, New York.

## Listings county-wide

| | Marker name | Location | City or Town | Marker text |
| 1 | Line Occupied | On NYS 17 At Lowman. | Ashland, New York | Line Occupied Rifle Corps Under General Hand At Opening Of Battle August 29, 1779. |
| 2 | Line Of Rude Breastworks | At Intrsectn. NYS 17 & 367. | Ashland, New York | Where British And Indians Disputed Advance Of Sullivan's Army August 29, 1779. |
| 3 | Newtown | On NYS 17 1 Mi. W. Of Lowman | Ashland, New York | So Named By General Sullivan Occupied By British And Indians Destroyed By General Sullivan, August 30, 1779. |
| 4 | The Ridge | On NYS 367 South Of Lowman | Ashland, New York | Fortified By The British Formed The South Line Of Defence August 29, 1779. |
| 5 | First Settler | On 17 E 1½ Mi. W. Elmira | Big Flats, New York | Christian Myneer Built First Log Cabin 1787 And First Frame House And Planted First Orchard In Town Of Big Flats. |
| 6 | Runonvea | On NYS 17 At Big Flats. | Big Flats, New York | Runonvea Indian Village Destroyed By Gen. Sullivan August 13, 1779 . |
| 7 | Camp Of Gen. Clinton's Brigade | On NYS 17 2 Mis. W. Of Chemung. | Chemung, New York | Camp Of Gen. Clinton's Brigade Sullivan-Clinton Campaign August 28, 1779. |
| 8 | Camp Of Gen. Maxwell's Brigade | On NYS 17 2 Mis. W. Of Chemung. | Chemung, New York | Camp Of Gen. Maxwell's Brigade Sullivan-Clinton Campaign August 28, 1779. |
| 9 | Chemung River | On NYS 17 3 Mis. W. Of Chemung. | Chemung, New York | Derived Its Name From Big Horn On Tusk Of Mammoth Found In River Before 1757. |
| 10 | Military Route | On NYS 17 At Chemung. | Chemung, New York | Military Route Of The Sullivan-Clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779. |
| 11 | Military Route | On NYS 17 Nr. Chemung-Tioga Co. Line . | Chemung, New York | Military Route Of The Sullivan-Clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779. |
| 12 | Old Chemung Indian Village | On NYS 17 At Chemung. | Chemung, New York | Old Chemung Indian Village Destroyed By Gen. Sullivan August 13, 1779. |
| 13 | Sullivan-Clinton Campaign | On NYS 17½ Mi. W. Of Chemung. | Chemung, New York | Sullivan-Clinton Campaign Army Camp On River Flats To South August 27, 1779. |
| 14 | Sullivan Road | On NYS 17½ Mi. W. Of Chemung. | Chemung, New York | Over Narrows Mountain Built For Use Of Sullivan's Army Expedition Against Indians 1779. |
| 15 | Dewittsburgh | On E. Water St. In Elmira. | Elmira, New York | Newtown Point Boundary About 1790 Village Named After Moses Dewitt. |
| 16 | Encampment | On E. Water St. In Elmira. | Elmira, New York | Encampment Sullivan's Army On Return From Expedition Against The Indians Sept. 24–29, 1779. |
| 17 | Mark Twain Study | At Edge Of Park Pl. In Elmira. | Elmira, New York | Built On East Hill 1874 Given To Elmira College In 1952. He Wrote "Tom Sawyer", Other Novels In The Study When Summering In Elmira. |
| 18 | Old Ferry | In Brand Park In Elmira. | Elmira, New York | Operated From About 1800 To 1824 Preceded First Bridge. |
| 19 | Old Second Street Cemetery | N.W. Cnr., College Ave. & W 2Nd St. In Elmira. | Elmira, New York | 1838–1919, Here Are Buried Pioneers, And Soldiers Of The Revolutionary War, War Of 1812 And The Union Army. |
| 20 | Military Route | On NYS 13 & NYS 17 In Elmira Heights. | Elmira, New York | Of The Sullivan-Clinton Army On Is Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779. |
| 21 | Military Route | On NYS 17 At Entrance To Newtown Battlefield State Park. | Elmira, New York | Of The Sullivan-Clinton Army On Is Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779. |
| 22 | Military Route | On NYS 14 1 Mi. N. Of Horseheads. | Horseheads, New York | Of The Sullivan-Clinton Army On Is Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779. |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons Cemetery | On NYS 427 So. Of Elmira. | Southport, New York | Fitzsimmons Cemetery Contains Remains Of Many Pioneers And Members Of Sullivan-Clinton Campaign. |
| 24 | Green Bently, 1741–1821 | On NYS 14 At Millport. | Veteran, New York | Served In Sullivan-Clinton Campaign And Was A Pioneer In Millport. Dedicated By Boy Scouts Of Millport. |
| 25 | Military Route | On NYS 14 At Millport. | Veteran, New York | Of The Sullivan-Clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779. |